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POPULAR HOLIDAY GREETINGS from HERE

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A merry heart does good like medicine. - Proverbs 17:22

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Count your blessings and embrace the joy of the season.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

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Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. - Luke 2:14

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May God bless you and yours this Christmas and always!

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May your heart be filled with all the joys of the season.

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Peace. Love. Joy.

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The greatest gift of all this holiday season is a loving family and close friends.

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Wishing you every blessing as we celebrate the birth of our Lord.

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Wishing you love, light, and laughter for Christmas and the New Year too!

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Wishing you the happiest holidays and a wonderful New Year in 2023!

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Awww Mondays

Blue Monday & Ruby Tuesday Too: Nativity

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SEASONS GREETINGS 

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Gift a child one of my books for Christmas

 [books by Gillena Cox available online from amazon dot com]

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What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.

--Agnes M. Pahro

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.

--Bernard Manning

When we remember a special Christmas, it is not the presents that made it special, but the laughter, the feeling of love, and the togetherness of friends and family that made that Christmas special.

--Catherine Pulsifer

More quotes from HERE from 110 Best Christmas Quotes That Capture the True Spirit of the Holiday

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BLUE MONDAY

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Reading Event of  my  2022 book 'A Pan For Christmas' at the Library near me 

And Here's Minnie Clause 

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SEASONS GREETINGS 

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[Vintage Santa from google]

RIGHT TIMING

Santa comes

at the stroke of midnight

to eat cookies and drink milk

ho ho ho he laughs

patting his fat tummy

all the children all over the world get toys

because they love him

and he loves them

his timing is precise and exact

like sunrise sunset and solstice

© gillena cox 2022

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Meeting The Bar: Zen Poetry

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 PEACE FOR EARTH

Let the sparkly Christmas tree;

Busy shoppers at the mall;

All be a delight to me.

Voices of angels heard on high;

Angels atop the Christmas tree;

Sing of God and love.

I will lend ear to mountains in glee;

Be drawn to miracles of manger;

Respond at this majesty;

With longing for reign of peace.

Now, let's bauble every Christmas tree!

© gillena cox 2022

How to construct The Fold PoemHERE and HERE

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St Lucy – bringing light into the darkness.

Challenge:

Our prompter today asks Give her a poem about light.

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i only today realized that my numbering of posts from 975 was

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[image courtesy dVerse]

A SWEET LITTLE TALE

Wind at the window pane. 

Wrapped in cellophane. 

Sweet;

With a little heat. 

That gives you a hint. 

It is a ginger mint. 

The little cellophane square; 

Leaps into the air. 

Out the opened window. 

Oh was a show. 

Like a butterfly in flight.

© gillena cox 2022

A Jigzone puzzle to fit online - 6 pieces

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Quadrille # 166 – I Like Candy

Challenge to Pop a bit of candy into a poem

HAPPY DECEMBER 

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A WISH FOR SNOW

Books can open a door which swings;

Letting in longing for winter things.

Wishes are the wings of children;

That transport then though hidden.

If they are lucky enough they know;

They can leave their footprints in the snow.

 A WISH FOR SNOW  © gillena cox 2022

NOTE #Zuri is my granddaughter now 10 years old October 2022

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Come Sing With Me!

Challenge:

Given a list of  songs about winter and cold weather; to choose at least 2titles and include them in a poem.

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Those mornings when the rain is hidden in forecast of the night passed; I go outside early to pull up a chair sit in my back yard and watch the daybreak into a splendid today. 

I sit in the coolness of the morning in the tender gray, I swim undisturbed. My thought freely connecting with bird songs; caws, whistles, sounds new and old.

Soaking in the aroma of flowers in the crispness of a new day before the butterflies come out to play.

© gillena cox 2022

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dVerse Prosery — On This Day: Happy December 5 Birthday Poets

Challenge to use the line "In the tender gray, I swim undisturbed" in a piece of prose.

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 HAPPY DECEMBER 

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JUMBLE-E JUMBLE-I

That Christmas will be unaffected;

Celebrate your past tokens.

Goodnight my love until we meet;

Out of those crows.

Smell of petrichor;

No! No one wants this.

They are pigeons. 

He knew he was fool all the same.

Be, the perfect hue of that moon global.

One more thing, the chrysanthemum, a nice finish.

Wild to wanton it grew;

Midmorning sunshine.

JUMBLE-E JUMBLE-I © gillena cox 2022

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MTB: In my end is my beginning

Challenge:

– choose at least 12 poems (for this 12th month!)

– keep each line intact, unadulterated

– you may  add  preposition,  conjunction or change of tense  if it helps the flow

– you may use enjambment to break a line

– the lines do not have to follow date order

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A NICE FINISH - A Cleve Poem

He John,

Made this costume from day one,

With help called in

From his parents whom he could rely on;

Winning was not only

Steady on his mind because of their talents,

But having fun too, he was sure

Yes! winning was in the cards;

That was uppermost if they pitched in.

In his mind too he was the best dancer.

One more thing, the chrysanthemum a nice finish.

A NICE FINISH - A Cleve Poem © gillena cox 2022

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Poetics: The Landscape Sleeps, Ekphrastic Prompt

Four paintings were given to choose one and write a poem in any form

I chose 'Child Dancing With Chrysanthemum Branch'

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 RAINY NOVEMBER

November and still the rains day and night

In social media videos, oh what a sight

The flood's wrath

Lady sun is stingy with her warmth

Serving up cool mornings

And nighttime rain pourings  

The hope of Advent cherished 

That Christmas will be unaffected

 RAINY NOVEMBER © gillena cox 2022

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dVerse Quadrille 165 — Warmly

The quadrille form is taken from an 18th Century dance, but as you may know, is also dVerse’ poetic form of just 44 words (not counting the title) and includes one word the host provides

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 BYE BYE NOVEMBER 

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 “That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.” [Bukowski ]

SEEK GOOD MEMORIES

That’s the best i can do now;

Drinking in sunset

Thought i; of golden moments 

Poured into daydreams.

Drink bubbles of fantasy!

Forget tomorrows!

Celebrate your past tokens!

SEEK GOOD MEMORIES © gillena cox 2022

#NOTES:What Is a Kindku?The Kindku is an invitation to promote kindness, positivity and inspiration through poetry. As the last two letters of the name indicate, it is based on Japanese poetry forms like the haiku and tanka.

The RulesThe Kindku is a short poem of seven lines. The syllable pattern is 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 or 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 5.

The Kindku must include seven words that are taken from one specific source — a poem, a book, a newspaper article, etc. In the case of a book or long piece of writing, those words must come from the same page. Words must be used in the order they were found. Their placement also depends on the line:

Line 1 starts with word 1. Line 2 ends with word 2. Line 3 starts with word 3. Line 4 ends with word. 4

Line 5 starts with word 5. Line 6 ends with word 6. Line 7 starts or ends with word 7.

Kindku poems can have titles and punctuation. No matter the topic covered, they must sport a positive tone. Kindku poets are encouraged to credit and link to the inspirations behind their pieces.

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